Cherifa Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Cherifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 577 | 1:66,952 | 10,950 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Chérifa (1) are calculated separately.
Cherifa (139,781) may also be a first name.
Cherifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Chérifa. Click here for other possible spellings of Cherifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cherifa is the 347,156th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Cherifa live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 7,484th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 139,781 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 66,952. In Algeria Cherifa is most common in: Algiers Province, where 63 percent reside, Mostaganem Province, where 36 percent reside and Aïn Defla Province, where 0 percent reside. Other than Algeria Cherifa exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 37 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ | ashryfh | 49.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻔﻪ | alshryfh | 13.33 |
| ﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ | shryfh | 10.67 |
| ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻔﻪ | ashryfh | 10.67 |
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻔﺔ | ashryft | 9.33 |
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 5.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻔﺔ | alshryft | 1.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cherifa
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